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How Jalan Kayu looked liked in 1958

This stretch of road now is the stretch of road that contains the roti prata stall and the 7-11 store. Amazing how it used to be so empty.This is a roadside stall I believe to be selling fruitsThis is the night market in Jalan Kayu Village. Like it was mentioned in the inteview, the " Bai Gor Meh " marketThis is a picture of one of the fruit stall in the night market.This picture shows one of the roadside stalls in the night market selling electrical appliances.

Singapore's last surviving Kampong is but a few kilometres away from Jalan Kayu. the Jalan Kayu Team brings you an exclusive interview with a long-time resident of this last kampong on mainland Singapore. The lady's name is "Chris" as she prefers to be known in this interview.

Q: How long have you been staying in the kampong?A: 34 years

Q: Is the property owned by you or rented from another?A: It is rented. The land is privately owned. The houses though were built by ourselves. So basically we would just rent the land from the owner but the cost of building the house falls onto us.

Q: Does this apply to all the residents or just you?A: All the residents rent the land and build their own houses

Q: What can you tell me about this kampong?A: In the past, about 10 years ago, a big developer made plans to buy over the land. I’m that the land wasn’t sold because if it was then this whole kampong would be gone.